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John Locke (1632-1704)
John Locke was a philosopher who produced many influential pieces of writing which help found modern western philosophy. One of his most important pieces of writing were His Two Treatises of Government which were wrote in 1690. -
Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755)
Charles Montesquieu was a political philosopher who's main work was the spirit of laws which was major contribution to political theory was written in 1748 -
Sam Adams (1722-1803)
Sam Adams was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Governor of Massachusetts from 1794–1797. He also had one of the original craft beers named after him.: ) -
George (1731-1799) and Martha Washington (1731-1802)
George Washington was a general in the Continental Army and the first president of the United States of America. Martha Washington was the first first lady of the United States of America. -
Thomas Jefferson (1734-1826)
Thomas Jefferson wrote most of the Declaration of Independence and was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. -
Abigail (1744-1818) and John Adams (1735-1826)
John Adams was part of writing the Declaration of Independence and signing the Declaration of Independence. Abigail Adams sent a letter to her husband (John Adams) telling him to make sure to include women in the Declaration of Independence. -
Paul Revere (1735-1818)
Paul Revere rode through Boston warning people that the British army was coming. Because of this warning the colonists were able to get ready in time to fight. -
John Hancock (1737-1793)
John Hancock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence, and he was was a very influential political leader during the revolutionary war. -
Benedict Arnold (1741-1801)
Benedict Arnold was a traitor who switched sides and fought for the British during the revolutionary war. -
French and Indian War (1754 – 1763)
The French and Indian War sometimes called the 7 years war was a war between France and Great Britain over land in America. -
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Alexander Hamilton was George Washington's assistant, was the first secretary of the treasury of the USA, and convinced New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was a document stating that the Native Americans could have all the land east of the Appalachian mountains and that the colonists had to stay to the west. -
The Sugar act
The Sugar act was aimed to end smuggling sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch west Indies. The Sugar act enforced strong customs enforcement on sugar and molasses any non British colonies. -
The Currency act
The Currency act was a law passed by the British to regulate the legal tender status of paper money in the colonies. -
The Stamp act
The Stamp act was a tax imposed on colonists that required them to pay a tax on every piece of paper they used. -
The Quartering act
The Quartering act was a law that made all colonial officials provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to British forces station in there area. -
The Declaratory act
The Declaratory act was a law that stated that the British parliament could make laws over the colonists. -
The Townshend revenue act
The Townshend revenue act was a set of laws that taxed things imported to the colonies in order to make a revenue for the British. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when a group of rebellious colonists started harassing a British guard. Other guards were called and the guards ended up shooting 11 people and killing 5. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party happened when a bunch of colonists who were angry about there tea being taxed stormed the boats containing a new shipment of tea and through 340 crates of tea in to the Boston harbor. All of the tea that was thrown into the harbor weighed about 46 tons. -
The Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act was a law that closed the port of Boston and requiring the city's residents to pay for the tea that they dumped into the harbor. -
The Administration of Justice Act
The Administration of Justice Act was a law that made sure that British officials who were charged with capital offense when upholding the law, or quelling protests, got a fair trial. -
The Massachusetts Government Act
The Massachusetts Government Act was a law that made the officials in Massachusetts check with British officials before making laws. This act was designed to give little power to the Massachusetts government -
The Quartering Act of 1774
The Quartering Act of 1774 was basically an extension of the first quartering act. The second quartering act allowed solders to board in private homes that were occupied -
The Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was a British law that made a permanent government in Canada. This law gave french Canadians the right to religious freedom and it restored the French form of civil law. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a group of representatives from each colony (except for Georgia) met to organised a resistance to Britain's acts. -
Minutemen
Minutemen were solders who were always caring there weapons and had to be ready to march at a minutes warning. Hence the name Minutemen. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a group of people from each colony that met to direct the colonies. -
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech
The famous "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Speech was made by Patrick Henry. In the speech Patrick Henry was trying to convince people that war was around the corner and that the colonists needed to take a defensive stance. -
The battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military fights of the American Revolution. It started when the British came to seize an arms cache and to capture John Hancock and Sam Adams. The colonists defeated the British with guerrilla war tactics. -
The battle of Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill happened when colonial generals got word of the British army's plan to attack Dorchester Heights and Charleston. The colonial army went to bunker hill and later to Breeds hill to try to defend Charleston. The British saw them on Breeds hill and attacked them creating a bloody battle. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a document stating why the colonists wanted their independence from Great Britain. It was signed by influential people from each colony. -
Hessians
Hessians were professional German solders that were hired by the British to help fight the revolutionary war. -
the battle of Saratoga (9/19/1777 and 10/7/1777)
The battle of Saratoga was actually two battles 18 days apart (on 9/19/1777 and 10/7/1777). In the first battle the British won but there forces were weakened. The British decided to attack again 18 days later and the colonists won forcing the British to retreat and surrender 10 days later. This was a huge victory for the colonists because this victory convinced the french to enter the war as the colonists ally. -
French Alliance
After the battle of Saratoga the French allied with the colonists to help fight the British. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution that was replaced by the U.S Constitution in 1787. -
the battle of Yorktown (9/21/1781-10/19/1781)
The battle of Yorktown was the last battle of the revolutionary war. When the French and American forces laid siege to the British army in Yorktown. After the Americans won peace negotiations came from the British. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is a document stating the the British crown recognizes America's independence. -
US Constitution signed
The US Constitution is a list of the laws that each citizen of America must follow. It was signed